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A country's population declines by 10 percent in each of two consecutive years. Will the total two-year decline be exactly 20 percent?

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Correct answer: No, because the second decline applies to the smaller new population

Correct answer: B. Successive percentage changes are applied to the changing population, not always to the original population. Suppose the initial population is 100. After a 10 percent decline, 90 remain. In the second year, 10 percent of 90 is 9, leaving 81. The final population is therefore 81, so the total decline is 19 out of 100, or 19 percent—not 20 percent. A is wrong because it adds the rates without considering the new base. C is wrong because zero migration does not make successive percentage declines additive; the calculation still uses the reduced population. D is wrong because populations can decline when deaths, out-migration, or other losses exceed additions. Memory cue: apply each percentage to the current value. Two successive 10 percent decreases leave 0.9 × 0.9 = 0.81, or 81 percent of the original.

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Compound DeclineSuccessive Percentage ChangePopulation CalculationPopulation GrowthThe World Population – DistributionDensity And GrowthThe World Population Distribution Density And GrowthGeographyClass 12 Mcq

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